best-of-seven

The Bulls are tied with the Atlanta Hawks at two games apiece in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series.

The NBA's Regular-Guy Coach Scott Cacciola 2011

But improbably, Hu came back to win the next three games to take the best-of-seven set.

Fun and Games—Connect Four, Specifically—for Mets 2011

Leagues and their broadcasters always want best-of-seven playoff series to last as long as possible — TV ratings usually build the longer any series lasts.

Long playoff series help boost NBA's television ratings 2009

The Heat lead the best-of-seven East semifinals 3-1, with a chance to close out the series in Miami on Wednesday.

Heat Beat Celtics 98-90 In OT, Extend Series Lead To 3-1 The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

There had been talk of making it a best-of-seven series, but as usual, the sides couldn't agree.

America's Cup finally headed back to racing after legal battle 2010

The best-of-seven series could end as late as Sunday, May 3.

LeBron, Cavs roll past Pistons, seal first-round sweep 2009

Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night in Orlando.

Sixers rally, steal Game 1 from Magic on Iguodala's jumper 2009

But here's hoping the Giants hold off the Reds for the No. 2 seed in the NL bracket, thus providing the opportunity for a Giants-Phillies best-of-seven match-up in the NLCS.

Can anyone stop the Phillies? Dave Sheinin 2010

Wade spent much of the night on his backside or complaining to the referees, his frustration growing as the Hawks raced to a 20-point lead by halftime in the opener to the best-of-seven series.

High-flying Smith leads Hawks to 90-64 Game 1 win over Heat 2009

Staal's goal tied the score at 2 and ignited the Penguins to a 4-2 victory that tied the best-of-seven series at 2 heading into Game 5 on Saturday in Detroit.

Penguins beat Red Wings 4-2 in Game 4 to even series 2009